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TheatreWorks USA to Debut We the People: America Rocks!, with Book by Joe Iconis

Joe Iconis
Joe Iconis

TheatreWorks USA will present the world premiere of We the People: America Rocks!, presented free-of-charge at Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre, July 8-August 13, with an opening on July 14. Gordon Greenberg will direct, with choreography by Michele Lynch.

The musical features four of the founding fathers, who help out a teenager on a quest to win her school election. Featuring a book by Joe Iconis, the musical has songs by Brad Alexander and Kevin Del Aguila; Sam Forman and Eli Bolin; Joe Iconis; Tommy Newman; Ryan Scott Oliver; Adam Overett; and Erik Weiner, Mark Weiner and Jordan Allen-Dutton.

The cast will include F. Michael Haynie as John Adams, Abe Goldfarb as Benjamin Franklin, Jamie LaVerdiere as Thomas Jefferson, Colin McAdoo as George Washington and Badia Farha as Dawn.

The production will feature scenic design by Adam Koch, costume design by Lora LaVon, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, sound design by Michael Eisenberg, music direction by J. Oconer Navarro, and orchestrations by Greg Pliska.

Tickets are FREE and available on a first-come, first-served basis in-person at the Lucille Lortel Theatre Box Office (121 Christopher St.) on the day of the performance, one hour prior to curtain time. There is a limit of four (4) tickets per adult.

For more information, visit www.twusa.org.